Allows you to connect your Headphone Amplifier to your Windows PC

Applicable Models

About this download

Do I need to download it?The download is essential if you wish to connect your Headphone Amplifier to your Windows PC

Benefits and improvements:You will be able to use your Portable Hi-Res DAC/Headphone Amplifier with your Windows PC

System Requirements

The driver for the Headphone Amplifier iscompatible with most commonly used versions of Microsoft Windows.

Windows 10 Home/Pro (32 bit/64 bit)

Windows 8.1 (32 bit/64 bit)

Windows 8 (32 bit/64 bit)

Windows 7 (Service Pack 1 or later, 32 bit/64 bit)

Windows Vista 32bit (Service Pack 2 or later, 32 bit/64 bit)

Please make sure you have installed the latest Windows updates for your system. Note that this software is not guaranteed to work for all computers, even if they meet the above system requirements

All operating systems need to be factory preinstalled. We can’t guarantee that the driver will work on operating systems that have been upgraded, personally constructed or exist as one of many systems (that’s to say, in multi-boot environments).

Hardware

Available USB port (USB 2.0 compliant)

Download

Before you install the driver for the Portable Hi-Res DAC/Headphone Amplifier you need to download the driver file itself. This will include everything you need to install the driver.

Make sure you are logged on as a Computer Administrator in order to download the driver file. You will need to consult the manual of your Windows PC to learn how to log on as an Administrator.

Install

During the installation of this file, make sure that you are logged in as Administrator. You will need to consult the manual of your Windows PC to learn how to log on as an Administrator.

Do not connect the Headphone Amplifier before installing the driver

Save all work and close all other programs

Extract compressed file and execute “Sony_Headphone_Amplifier_Driver_Setup.exe” in the folder

Follow the instructions from the Setup Wizard to install the driver. If the User Account Control screen appears, click [Yes] or [Continue].

The Headphone Amplifier will be recognised following installation

After the installation of the Windows Driver

Connect the unit to the PC using a USB cable. Use the USB port (type B) on the back panel of the Headphone Amplifier

Turn on the Headphone Amplifier

Select the “PC (USB-B)” function by pushing the INPUT button on the unit or using the remote control

If the installation was completed successfully, “TA-ZH1ES” is added to “Sound, video and game controllers" in the Device manager.

Troubleshooting: No sound is output when using the rear USB port

Please verify the following items if you cannot hear sound from the PC.

Verifications on the Headphone Amplifier

Make sure that the power is on and that the volume is set properly

Confirm that the Input selection is set to PC (USB-B)

Verifications on the Windows PC

Confirm that the driver was installed properly. If the driver installation was successful, “TA-ZH1ES” should appear in the Device Manager ([My Computer] → [Properties] → [Device Manager]). Make sure there are no associated warning signs. If “TA-ZH1ES” is not displayed, please uninstall and reinstall the driver.

Some playback software allow the user to select a sound output device. If you're using such software, please confirm that “Sony Headphone Amplifier Driver” is selected as the output sound device.

Make sure that “TA-ZH1ES” is selected as the Playback device for your computer ([Start]→[Control panel] →[Hardware and Sound]→[Sound]). Also confirm that Volume is high enough and not muted in the [Property] menu of “TA-ZH1ES”.